H2 MYE Revision Package Differentiation Solutions
H2 MYE Revision Package Differentiation Solutions
Qn 1 2007/SRJC/I/5
(a)
32x 1 2
3 1
(i) y
2x 1
dy 3 3 3
2x 1 2 2 = 3
dx 2 (2 x 1) 2
x2 x 1
(a)
y ln ln x 2 x 1 ln 1 cos x
(ii) 1 cos x
dy 2x 1 sin x
2
dx x x 1 1 cos x
(b) ye y (x 5y)3
dy y dy dy
e yey 3(x 5y)2 1 5
dx dx dx
1 y e y 15( x 5 y ) 2 dy 3( x 5 y ) 2
dx
dy 3( x 5 y ) 2
dx (1 y )e y 15( x 5 y )2
Qn 2 2009/HCI/I/3
(i) Concave downwards f ''( x) 0 so the gradient of f '( x) <0
Strictly increasing f '( x) >0
x 1 (ans)
(ii) Stationary points: f '( x) =0 x 3, 0
x (3) 3 (3)+
Point of inflexion
f '( x) -ve 0 -ve
at x = 3
x 0 0 0+ Minimum point at
f '( x) -ve 0 +ve x = 0.
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(iii) y
1 x =1
x
3 1.5
Qn 3 2008/JJC/I/12
(a) dx dy
2 cos , 3 sin
d d
dy 3 sin 3
tan
dx 2 cos 2
11 dy 1
When , x2 , y ,
6 2 dx 2
11 1
Equation of tangent : y x 2
2 2
1 13
y x
2 2
11
Equation of normal : y 2 x 2
2
y
3
y 2x
2
Area of triangle
1 13 3
= 2
2 2 2 x
=5
(b) xy 1 2sin 4 3 cos
= 4 3 cos 8sin 3 sin 2
d xy
3sin 8cos 2 3 cos 2
d
d xy d xy d dx
dt d dx dt
9 3 1 1
2 3 10
9
20
or
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d xy d xy dx
dt dx dt
dy dx
x y
dx dt
1 11 1
2
2 2 10
9
20
Qn 4 2008/RI/I/11(a)
ln x
2 y x y
ln 2
dy 1
dx x ln 2
dy 1
When x a, [shown]
dx a ln 2
ln a
y
ln 2 1
xa a ln 2
1 1 ln a
y x
a ln 2 ln 2 ln 2
1 ln a
0 a e
ln2 ln2
1
Equation of tangent passing through origin is y x
e ln 2
1
From the graph, range of m is m0 .
e ln 2
Qn 5 2010/NYJC/I/8
(i)
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(ii) x 2t , y 3et
2
2
dy dy dt 6tet
3tet
2
dx dt dx 2
At point P, by observation, t 1.
y y1 m x x1
y 3e 3e( x 2)
y 3e( x 1) (shown)
(iii) Coordinates of point R: (0, -3e)
Equation of normal at point P:
1
y y1 x x1
m
1
y 3e ( x 2)
3e
1 2
y x 3e
3e 3e
Let y = 0: x 2 9e2
Coordinates of point Q: ( 2 9e2 , 0)
PR 2 (6e) 2 4 36e 2 2 1 9e 2
2
2 9e 2 (0 3e) 2
2
PQ 2
81e4 9e 2
3e 1 9e2
Area of PQR
1
PR PQ
2
1
2 1 9e2
2
3e 1 9e
2
3e 1 9e 2 (shown)
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(iv) For the line y mx 3e to intersect the curve at 2 distinct points, the absolute
value of m must be greater than the tangent to the curve at point P :
m 3e
Qn 6 2012/YJC/I/5
(i) 40 2 y 3x
3
y 20 x
2
1 2
Area, A xy x sin(60 )
2
1 3
= xy x 2
2 2
3 1 3
x 20 x x 2
2 2 2
3 3 2
20 x x 2 x
2 4
3 3 2
20 x x (Shown)
4 2
(ii) dA 3 3
20 2 x
dx 4 2
3 3
20 2 x 0
4 2
x 9.37218
d2 A 3 3
2
2 0
dx 4 2
A has a maximum value when x 9.37218 .
3 3
Max A 20 9.37218 9.37218
2
4 2
93.7218
93.72 (to 2 d.p)
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Qn 7 2012/SAJC/I/8
(a)
A x a2 x2
A2 x 2 ( a 2 x 2 ) a 2 x 2 x 4
dA
2A 2a 2 x 4 x 3
dx
dA
A a 2 x 2 x3
dx
2
d 2 A dA
A 2 a2 6x2
dx dx
dA
0
For max A, dx
x(a 2 2 x 2 ) 0
a2
Since x 0, x 2
2
a
x ( x 0)
2
a dA
When x , 0,
2 dx
d2 A a2
A 2 a 6 2a 2 0
2
dx 2
d2 A
Hence 0
dx 2
a
x gives a max A
2
Perimeter of OPQR = 2x + 2 a x
2 2
a
When x ,
2
Perimeter of OPQR
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a a2
2 2 a 2
2 2
2a 2a 2 2a
a
4 4 x 4OP
2
(b)
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Qn 8 2008/RI/I/11(b)
(i)
1 6
tan ABD and tan ABC
x x
6 1
ABC ABD tan 1 tan 1 [shown]
x x
(ii) d 1 6 1 1
2 2
2 2
dx 6 x 1 x
1 1
x x
6 1
2 2
x 36 x 1
d 6 1
For stationary value, 0 2 2 0
dx x 36 x 1
6( x 1) x 36 0
2 2
5x2 30
x 6 or 6 (NA)
6 6
x
6
d
dx
The required distance is 6 m.
(iii)
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Qn 9 2012/AJC/I/6
(i)
By pythagoras’ theorem: l 4 r and R 2 r 2 (2 R)2 r 2 4 R 4
2
A = πrl A = π 4R 4 4R
A 4π R 2 R
(ii) dA dA dR dV
dt dR dV dt 4 dV
dA 2(2 R 1) 1 V R3 4 R 2
8 3 dR
R 2 R 4R
2
dt
dA 2(4 1) 1 3 3 2
8
dt 4 2 4(4) 2 2
Qn 10 2012/RI/I/10
(a) 1 360
V r 2 h 120 h 2
3 r
From diagram, r h l
2 2 2
S rl
S 2 2 r 2l 2
2 r 2 (r 2 h 2 )
3602
2r 2 r 2 2 4
r
129600
2r 4
r2
dS 259200
Differentiate w.r.t. r , we get 2S 4 2 r 3
dr r3
dS
For stationary values of S , set 0
dr
259200 64800
4 2 r 3 r6
r 3
2
6
64800 360
r 4.33 (3 s.f.) and h 6.11 (3 s.f.)
3
r2
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(b) dy 3cos t
(i) dx 5sin t
Equation of l
5sin t
y 3sin t ( x 5cos t )
3cos t
5 25
y x tan t sin t 3sin t
3 3
5 16
or y x tan t sin t
3 3
(b) 16
(ii) At A, y 0. x cos t
5
16
At B, x 0. y sin t y
3
8 8
Mid-point of AB, M has coordinates cos t , sin t
5 3
8 8
Let x cos t and y sin t
5 3 x
2 2
x y
Then 2
2
1
8 8
5 3
25 x 2 9 y 2 64
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